Wednesday, 17 August 2011

On
14thAugust 2011,
went to the following PAADAL PETRA SHIVA STHALANGAL and had a good dharshan. For this
journey, I would like to thank Mr Srinivasan of Adyar House and his
friend Mr RAVI, who took me to all the three temples through his motor cycle.
These three temples are located on the southern side ofPennaiRiver.

45/13.
IDAYARU(Now the place
is called as T. Edayar. )

This is the
45th Devaram Padal Petra Shiva Sthalam and 13th Sthalam of Nadu Nadu. Sundarar
has sung hymns in praise of Lord Shiva of this temple.

Iraivan :
Sri Marutheswarar, Sri Idayarteesar

Iraivi
: Sri Ganambigai, Sri Sitridai Nayagi.

Some of the
important features of this temple are....

The temple
facing west with a 3 tier Rajagopuram.

Only Pali
pedam with out dwajasthambam and Nandhi ( Only mandapam ).

Mnivar Sukar
worshiped Lord Shiva of this temple. A small sannathi of Sukar is also there in
this temple. ( In my earlier post we had seen the Sukavaneswarar temple
at Salem.
The statue is very much similar to this with a parrot face. )

Ambal is
facing east in a separate entrance from east

HOW TO REACH :

The bus from Villupuram going to Thirukovilur via Thiruvennainallur passes through
Idayar and the temple is on the road side which can be located very
easily.

There
is a separate mandapam called Vazhakku theertha mandapam in
front of Main temple.

In
this temple Lord Shiva gave a dharshan in Rishaba vaganam to Sundarar. The
jeeva samathi of Meikanda Nayanar is very near to the temple.

It
is believed that the Lord Shiva’s “Padha Koradu” is available in this temple.
Lord Shiva after the Vazhakku entered in to the sanctum shrine after
leaving the Padha Koradu in front of the temple and disappeared.